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By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2006
After the Armenian genocide, twelve-year-old Aram is brought to Greece by his grandmother, but she is too poor to keep…
him. Along with other boys chosen to emigrate to Canada, Aram travels by cargo ship, ocean liner, and train to his new home, a farm in rural Ontario. Though missing his grandmother, Aram tries to keep the younger boys out of trouble while having many new adventures. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 3-6. 2006.By Nikki Grimes. 2010
Dyamonde is angry at her mother for not buying her the shoes she wants, but when she finds out that…
a classmate is in a worse situation, she is determined to help. Sequel to "Rich". Grades 2-4. 2010. (Dyamonde Daniel book ; 3)By Kim Thúy. 2016
En vietnamien, " Vi " désigne ce qui est infiniment petit, microscopiquement petit. Dans ce livre, Vi est le prénom…
d'une fillette, la plus jeune sœur de trois grands frères, le " petit trésor " qui se retrouve malgré elle dans la grande Vie et ses tumultes. En quittant Saïgon pour Montréal, en visitant Suzhou et Boston, en grandissant aux côtés des héros ordinaires, elle est témoin de l'immensité de la mer, de la multiplicité des horizons, de l'unicité des tristesses, du luxe de la paix, de la complexité de l'amour, de l'infini des possibilités et de la violence de la beauté. Comme une bonne élève, elle regarde, apprend, reçoit. Mais saura-t-elle jamais vivre cette grande Vie? 2016.By Jennifer Maruno. 2009
Nine-year-old Michiko Minagawa bids her father good-bye before her birthday celebration. She doesn't know the government has ordered all Japanese-born…
men out of the province, or that ten days later, her family would join hundreds of Japanese-Canadians on a train to the interior of British Columbia. There are no paved roads, no streetlights and no streetcars, and their house is dirty and drafty. Michiko must face local prejudice, the worst winter in forty years, and her first Christmas without her father. Grades 2-4. 2009.By Erin Bow. 2019
A gripping new read from Erin Bow, acclaimed and bestselling author of Plain Kate and The Scorpion Rules! She had…
always heard that the eagle chooses the eagle hunter. She wanted that. She wanted her eagle to come to her. To choose her. It goes against all tradition for Aisulu to train an eagle, for among the Kazakh nomads, only men can fly them. But everything changes when Aisulu discovers that her brother, Serik, has been concealing a bad limp that risks not just his future as the family's leader, but his life too. When her parents leave to seek a cure for Serik in a distant hospital, Aisulu finds herself living with her intimidating uncle and strange auntie -- and secretly caring for an orphaned baby eagle. To save her brother and keep her family from having to leave their nomadic life behind forever, Aisulu must earn her eagle's trust and fight for her right to soar. Along the way, she discovers that family are people who choose each other, home is a place you build, and hope is a thing with feathers. Erin Bow's lyrical middle grade debut is perfect for fans of original animal-friendship stories like Pax and Because of Winn Dixie.By Michelle Kadarusman. 2020
Kadarusman’s award-nominated Tasmanian conservation story with four starred reviews, now in a quality paperback edition Shipped halfway around the world…
to spend the summer with her mom’s eccentric Australian relatives, middle schooler and passionate violinist Louisa is prepared to be resentful. But life at the family’s remote camp in the Tasmanian rainforest is intriguing, to say the least. There are pig-footed bandicoots, scary spiders, weird noises and odors in the night, and a quirky boy named Colin who cooks the most amazing meals. Not the least strange is her Uncle Ruff, with his unusual pet and veiled hints about something named Convict Rock. Finally, Louisa learns the truth: Convict Rock is a sanctuary established by her great-grandmother Eleanor—a sanctuary for Tasmanian tigers, Australia’s huge marsupials that were famously hunted into extinction almost a hundred years ago. Or so the world believes. Hidden in the rainforest at Convict Rock, one tiger remains. But now the sanctuary is threatened by a mining operation, and the last Tasmanian tiger must be lured deeper into the forest. The problem is, not since her great-grandmother has a member of the family been able to earn the shy tigers’ trust. As the summer progresses, Louisa forges unexpected connections with Colin, with the forest, and—through Eleanor’s journal—with her great-grandmother. She begins to suspect the key to saving the tiger is her very own music. But will her plan work? Or will the enigmatic Tasmanian tiger disappear once again, this time forever? A moving coming-of-age story wrapped up in the moss, leaves, and blue gums of the Tasmanian rainforest where, hidden under giant ferns, crouches its most beloved, and lost, creature.By Jamal Saeed, Sharon E. McKay. 2020
Coming of age against all odds in the midst of the Arab Spring. Growing up in Aleppo, Yara’s childhood has…
long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara’s doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When rescuers dig Yara out from under the rubble that was once her family’s home, she emerges to a changed world. Her parents and Nana are gone, and her brother, Saad, can’t speak—struck silent by everything he’s seen. Now, with her friend Shireen and Shireen’s charismatic brother, Ali, Yara must try to find a way to safety. With danger around every corner, Yara is pushed to her limits as she discovers how far she’ll go for her loved ones—and for a chance for freedom. Crafted through the focused lens of Jamal Saeed’s own experiences in Syria and brought to life with acclaimed author Sharon E. McKay, Yara’s Spring is a story of coming of age against all odds and the many kinds of love that bloom even in the face of war. Black-and-white interior drawings by award-winning illustrator Nahid Kazemi lend vivid detail to the novel. *A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionBy Joanne Levy. 2021
By Michelle Kadarusman. 2022
From the Governor General’s Award-nominated author of Music for Tigers and Girl of the Southern Sea, a passionate story about…
environmental activism, difficult choices, and the cost of doing the right thingBy Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 1995
Annie and Jack need to find the second special thing to free Morgan le Fay, owner of the magic tree…
house, from a spell. So they travel to a rain forest where they encounter army ants, people-eating fish, wild jaguars, and a helpful monkey. For grades 2-4. 1995By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 1995
When Jack and Annie are whisked away by the magic tree house to hundreds-of-years-ago Japan, they meet a ninja master…
in a hidden cave. They must practice being ninjas themselves to return home. For grades 2-4. 1995By J. K. Rowling. 1999
Al cumplir once años Harry Potter se entera de que es ms que un huérfano indesable. El Colegio Hogwarts de…
Magia y Hechicería le alista porque tiene habilidades innatas de magia. Anticipando su nueva vida en el colegio, Harry se prepara comprando túnicas negras, una varita de magia, un sombrero puntiagudo y una lechuza mensajera. Para grados 4 a 7By J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré. 1999
Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry…
is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (DB 47260). Bestseller. For grades 4-7By Laura Deal, Emma Pedersen. 2022
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood until the child closes their eyes and breathes. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant.By Laura James, Olive Senior. 2022
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. A young Black girl learns to love her difficult-to-manage, voluminous and boonoonoonous hair.By Ana Sender. 2022
This collection of 20 engaging stories about the natural world is drawn from global cultures and reminds readers of everyone’s…
responsibility to care for and respect Earth. In this collection of 20 stories from many global cultures readers will journey all around Earth: across the wide savanna, into deep forests, over majestic mountains, into the ocean depths, and high into the skies above. These unique tales feature bold, adventurous characters as they sail to the moon, create the first fire, and grow orchards of friendship. The ancient wisdom in these stories resonates today more than ever, highlighting the need to care for and respect Earth. Includes background information on each story, a story map, talking points, and a bibliography.